Athens Paralympic Dressage gold medallist Johnson prepping for Tokyo at Qatar's Al Shaqab event

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Equestrian athlete Philippa Johnson is one of South African sport?s most colourful and charismatic athletes

SA equestrian Olympian Philippa Johnson in action against top riders in Qatar

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Philippa Johnson is one of the elite riders invited to participate at the prestigious Commercial Bank Chi Al Shaqab event

Culture, stereotypes and challenges: Beautiful game’s unique journey

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Qatar will become the first predominantly Muslim and Middle East country to host a World Cup, writes Jermaine Craig.

Tanya Seymour hopes to leap to 2020 Olympics SA dressage team dream

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?Becoming the first South African dressage rider to make it to the Olympic Games was an honour, something that was very special to me. ?

World Cup a litmus test for Qatar

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Qatar hopes the 2022 Fifa soccer spectacular will help it achieve its goal of becoming a major sport destination

PICS, Videos: NBA a slam dunk for Africa and the world

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For a glutton for the theatre of global sport, the NBA All-Star Weekend is unmatched for me, writes Jermaine Craig.

The NBA's biggest and best set to return to SA to honour Mandela

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The much-anticipated NBA Africa Game returns to South Africa for the third time, slated for Johannesburg in August.

WATCH: NBA Africa Game is back in Johannesburg!

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The announcement was made during the NBA All Star Weekend at a swanky luncheon at the Indigo Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

NBA giants, many of them African, soon to be slam dunkin' here

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The second NBA Africa Game at the Ticketpro Dome takes place on the the 5th of August. Jermaine Craig has the details.

All set for spectacular draw fest in the Cape

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Big guns Dunga and Lippi among top coaches who will grace Friday's landmark event that will determine who plays who in Africa's first Fifa World Cup.

Parreira's loving life in 'paradise'

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Carlos Alberto Parreira's eyes drift off and his mind wanders to what seems miles away when he is asked about the magical qualities of the Fifa World Cup.

'Safa House is proof that we are on track'

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Emboldened by the sight of the first tangible proof of 2010 World Cup delivery, South Africa's football bosses have gone on the offensive against the persistent ...

SA soccer chiefs pin their hopes on Parreira

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Carlos Alberto Parreira, the new Bafana Bafana coach, arrives in South Africa today - and although his salary boasts many zeroes, that's about the only "inflated" ...

'World Cup cash won't be wasted'

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The government has taken tough precautions to ensure that every cent of the whopping R8,4-billion released to cities for their 2010 World Cup stadiums is spent judiciously. ...

SA soccer hits jackpot with major exhibition

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Soccerex - which usually attracts the cream of the world's football industry - will be hosted by Gauteng for three years leading up to the 2010 World Cup.

'The Soccer World Cup needs you'

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Don't sit back and expect the 2010 Soccer World Cup to happen without your input, a top official has said. It's time to take out your pickaxes and spades and help ...

Minister heeds Blatter's warning

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The word "consciousness" - typified by Steve Biko during apartheid - is not often used these days, but for Jabu Moleketi it's "mass consciousness" that will be crucial ...

Coastal cities to miss out on 2010 trial run

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Cape Town and Durban will miss out on hosting matches during the 2009 Confederations Cup.

Have some faith in SA for 2010, says Mbeki

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South African President Thabo Mbeki has vowed to confront those who consider it their "permanent job" to paint a negative image of the country ahead of the 2010 ...

SA takes over the World Cup

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More than two years after winning the right to host the 2010 World Cup, South Africa will formally be handed the reins to host the soccer extravaganza during a giant ...

Make 2010 the best World Cup ever, says Fifa

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Michael Palmer, head of Fifa's 2010 World Cup office, says he has been bowled over by the warmth and enthusiasm of South Africans and believes the country can host ...

Fifa denies SA may lose 2010 World Cup

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Fifa has denied it has a contingency plan to move the 2010 Soccer World Cup to Australia if South Africa is unable to host the event.

Soccer-mad family off to World Cup on a whim

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Leaving the comfort of your home and heading to Germany for the World Cup without match tickets is not something a lot of people would do, but this is exactly what ...

SA police upbeat on security ahead of 2010

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Andre Pruis, the deputy national commissioner of the South African Police Service, says he has no doubt that his department can handle the major security challenge ...

Germany's VIPs go MIA

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Politicians turning down free tickets for World Cup matches is not something you hear of often, but this is exactly what is happening at the soccer extravaganza ...